Even with missing two games this season, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is tied for the seventh-most receptions and is ranked 15th in receiving yards. Putting together another all-time performance on Monday night, Nacua became the first player in the Super Bowl era to record 30 or more catches through three games played in two separate seasons.
His connection with Matthew Stafford is one of the NFL's best, and yet Pro Football Focus has him ranked as the ninth-best receiver in football entering Week 6.
His absence due to injury is the only thing separating him from being in the top five, as his production speaks for itself. And as long as he plays to the level he's displayed in the past, Nacua will quickly rise up this list. He did
jump up one spot since last week.
Drake London with the BIG leap towards the top pic.twitter.com/fnbt4ezR78
— PFF (@PFF) October 14, 2026
"Nacua saw a whopping 24 targets in the Rams' Monday Night Football loss to the Buffalo Bills, hauling in 17 receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown," wrote PFF's Gordon McGuinness. "Despite missing a couple of games, he has racked up 337 receiving yards and is tied for sixth in yards per route run."
Nacua's 17 receptions were a career high, with his touchdown reception being the first of his 2026 campaign. Since his return, the All-Pro has put up back-to-back 100-yard games and the Arizona Cardinals look deficient enough in the secondary to virtually guarantee a third straight.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Puka Nacua barely cracks top 10 of PFF's WR rankings through Week 5
